Alex Lifeson - Grand Designs lyrics

[Intro] A to B Different degrees... [Verse 1] So much style without substance So much stuff without style It's hard to recognize the real thing It comes along once in a while Like a rare and precious metal beneath a ton of rock It takes some time and trouble to separate from the stock You sometimes have to listen to a lot of useless talk [Chorus] Shapes and forms against the norm Against the run of the mill Swimming against the stream Life in two dimensions is a ma** production scheme [Verse 2] So much poison in power, the principles get left out So much mind on the matter, the spirit gets forgotten about Like a righteous inspiration overlooked in haste Like a teardrop in the ocean, a diamond in the waste Some world-views are spacious And some are merely spaced [Chorus] Against the run of the mill Static as it seems We break the surface tension with our wild kinetic dreams Curves and lines Of grand designs [Outro][2x] Against the run of the mill Swimming against the stream Life in two dimensions is a ma** production scheme